When I first saw the story pop-up on The Drudge Report last Friday, I didn’t take the time to click on the link. After all, why should anyone be surprised by the following headline: “HS umpire under fire for pushing English-only during baseball game.” In our politically charged environment, with the debate over a comprehensive immigration…
“Jews Are Evil ” Assignment: No Harm, No Foul?
“Jews are evil.” At least that’s what one wackadoodle teacher in upstate New York thinks. Oh, he or she (the teacher in question has not been identified) will try to feign ignorance that any such assignment given to their 10th Grade English students was somehow offensive — not to mention stupid — but would instead argue…
Would You Attend A Same-Sex Wedding?
That’s the question that Southern Baptist blogger Mark Lamprecht (Here I Blog) poses in a recent post, “Accept the Invitation to Son’s Same-Sex Marriage?,” part of his always thought-provoking Wednesday posts, “Applied Ethics.” In Mark’s hypothetical — which, sadly, will become all-too-real for many families, Christian and non-Christian alike — the invitation to the same-sex wedding comes from…
“Defense of Religion Act” & Acting the Fool in NC
In an unintentional attempt at humor more appropriate for Rowan & Martin’s “Laugh-In” or British comedian Rowan Atkinson (“Mr. Bean”), several state legislators in North Carolina recently introduced “A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROCLAIM THE ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, DEFENSE OF RELIGION ACT OF 2013. And, even though the bill was withdrawn by Republican House Speaker Thom…
Is Civility Dead in America?
CIVILITY: 1. Courteous behavior; politeness. 2. A courteous act or utterance. (The Free Dictionary) Is civility dead in America? Judging by the reaction on blogs, social media (Facebook and Twitter), and comments to news articles following the death of Matthew Warren, the youngest son of Rick and Kay Warren, and Lady Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great…